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Rare kumara flower delights Northland woman
26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The special kumara flower in Gillian Lovell s Kaitaia garden. Photos / Supplied
Northern Advocate
She first saw one some 30 years ago, but the unexpected appearance of a purple kumara flower was still a special event for Kaitaia woman Gillian Lovell.
The flower didn t last long, she said, but was spectacular before it began to collapse.
Gillian s nephew, Kevin Matthews, said purple and gold kumara were very rarely seen flowering - the commercial yellow variety did so more regularly - but could produce blooms under stress, such as might be caused by a sudden change in weather.
The rarest of vegetable garden blooms
21 Apr, 2021 09:34 PM
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The kumara flower in Gillian Lovell s garden. Photo / supplied
Northland Age
By: Peter Jackson
She first saw one some 30 years ago, but the unexpected appearance of a purple kumara flower was still a special event for Kaitaia woman Gillian Lovell.
The flower didn t last long, she said, but was spectacular before it began to collapse.
Gillian s nephew, Kevin Matthews, said purple and gold kumara were very rarely seen flowering - the commercial yellow variety did so more regularly - but could produce blooms under stress, such as might be caused by a sudden change in weather. The variety in Gillian s garden had been in the Matthews family for well over a century.
Written by Andrew-Rossi on March 8, 2021
A Byron-based food processing plant is seeking community support as they attempt to salvage their organization out of the ashes of an immense fire.
Little Acres Farms, just outside of Byron, is a family-owned food processor and delivery service. Started by the Bates Family, the farm operated as a community co-op for framers and locals.
Their website says they offer fresh raw milk, yogurt, Greek yogurt, butter, and cream. They also expanded in meat processing for ranchers in Wyoming and southern Montana.
Little Acres Farms was in the process of upgrading and expanding its meat processing plant. They invested nearly $500,000 in the new construction.